Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.33 — 4. Upālivagga — Ubbāhikāsutta
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Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.33
Numbered Discourses 10.33
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4. Upālivagga
4. With Upāli
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Ubbāhikāsutta
A Judge
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“Katihi nu kho, bhante, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ubbāhikāya sammannitabbo”ti?
“Sir, how many qualities should a mendicant have to be deemed a judge?”
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“Dasahi kho, upāli, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ubbāhikāya sammannitabbo.
“Upāli, a mendicant should have ten qualities to be deemed a judge.
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Katamehi dasahi?
What ten?
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Idhupāli, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti; pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharati ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu;
It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.
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bahussuto hoti sutadharo sutasannicayo, ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ abhivadanti, tathārūpāssa dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā;
They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, rehearsing them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically.
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ubhayāni kho panassa pātimokkhāni vitthārena svāgatāni honti suvibhattāni suppavattīni suvinicchitāni suttaso anubyañjanaso;
Both monastic codes have been passed down to them in detail, well analyzed, well mastered, well evaluated in both the rules and accompanying material.
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vinaye kho pana ṭhito hoti asaṁhīro;
They’re firm and unfaltering in the training.
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paṭibalo hoti ubho atthapaccatthike saññāpetuṁ paññāpetuṁ nijjhāpetuṁ pekkhetuṁ pasādetuṁ;
When there are opposing parties, they’re able to persuade, advocate, and convince them, make them see the other side and trust each other.
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adhikaraṇasamuppādavūpasamakusalo hoti—
They’re skilled in the instigation and settlement of disciplinary issues.
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adhikaraṇaṁ jānāti;
They know what a disciplinary issue is.
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adhikaraṇasamudayaṁ jānāti;
They know how a disciplinary issue originates.
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adhikaraṇanirodhaṁ jānāti;
They know how a disciplinary issue ceases.
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adhikaraṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ jānāti.
They know the practical way leading to the cessation of a disciplinary issue.
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Imehi kho, upāli, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ubbāhikāya sammannitabbo”ti.
A mendicant should possess these ten qualities to be deemed a judge.”
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Tatiyaṁ.
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